St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-20
SIN AND VICE RAMPANT
The Society for Their Prevention Presents
Gloomy Picture Of Min
neapolis.
Massage Establishments and Magnetic
Healers Denounced as Ruinous
to Morals.
The Wealthy and Refined in the Habit
of Regularly Procuring
Abortions.

At the meeting Of the Society for the Sup
preston of Vice at the parlors of Plymouth
church last evening, r. d Russell was re-
elected president, Rev. James McGolrick,
vice president; Edward j. Brown, treasurer,
and F, A. Chamberlain, treasurer in place of
A. NJ Htliker, resigned. The following
directors were also re-elected: s. G. Gale, J,
Il. Wymun, E. J. Edwards, ]. NJ. Miller, d. G..
Bell, B. f. Nelson and f. A. Chamberlain
The treasurer's report showed that during
the year there had been received from vari-
GUS sources $126.35, and expended for de-
tective work Sl27.25, leaving deficit of 90
cents. The report of the secretary was an
interesting document, as it showed what work
had been accomplished during the year, and
contained many suggestions which might be
beneficially followed. The report was
SOMEWHAT SENSATIONAL,
and opened with an account of how a St.
Paul physician had been convicted of using
the United States mails for the purpose of
sending out vilely obscene circulars. Even
the printer of these circulars, an ignorant
German, was brought to justice, but the case
against him was no!l1ed on account of his
ignorance Of American customs. The re-
port, continuing. stated that the
grand jury had refused to indict per-
sons having for sale photographs of Il
very obscene nature, on the grounds
that the photographs were representations of
famous foreign painting and therefore
works of art. The detective employed by tine
society made the discovery that many of the
places where magnetic healeCS' held forth
and massage treatment" was given were in
reality places OF assignation, and even worse,
and in some cases were run by prostitutes and
PROGRESSES. The grossest immoralities were
practiced the re, and it must be said that the
places are supported by the patronage Of
FASHIONABLE AND IDLE WOMEN.
The secretary stated that one such place on
Nicollet avenue had been closed and the pro-
prietress arrested, but that the case against
her would probably be dismissed 1t was not
count of the illness Of the woman. The re-
port stated that these magnetic healers and
givers OF massage treatment had been the
ruin of many young girl by placing her In u
condition where she had not the control Of
her own senses or feelings. 1t also objected
to the running of such places from medical
standpoint. The report continues:
In one instance onr detective brought in
evidence against parties selling a cigar
holder of an immoral character, but on the
matter being presented to the assistant
county attorney he decided that the statutes
did not cover such cases and that nothing
could be done in the matter. The statute
has now been SO amended, thanks to c. H.
Petit, 30 that the guilty persons can be pros
ecuted. There Is now considerable evidence
against persons who have on exhibition OBJ
scene pictures and paintings, and the matter
will probably come before the present grand
jury. No evidence can be obtained against
persons who sell the Police Gazette and the
Police News, as they are sold on the blind
pig plan, and the dealer Is careful to sell to
no one except he knows him well. The cir
culation of these papers In this city is small.
No sufficient evidence can be secured against
ABoRTIoNIsTS IN MINNEAPOLIS
a 1rrt, Il hot
physicians are engaged in the business.
Nothing. however. can be secured to convict
them. They allow their sympathy for some
silly girl to overshadow their respect for law,
and this is especially true If the girl be of
wealthy parents. This crime is not confined
to the poor and ignorant, but rather to the
wealthy and refined and, might add, tho re-
ligious people. There is no doubt but that
they do work Of great demand, and that
this demand Is increasing, and it will con-
tinue to increase so long as parents bring
their children up in tdleness and allow them
to believe that there is no harm in wrong
doing if no evil results follow their indiscre-
tons. Bad literature is doing a great harm
in this direction, and even some of the
church papers ARE not free from the adver-
tlsements. A st. Louis church paper con-
tains the notice book for
girls, and it must said that this
book is grossly immoral, and must
necessarily put into the readers mind
thougts that would have come there had not
the book been read. There is also mitch that
is bad in some Of the spiritualist literature
that is now taken into many homes. There
is too much parade made by some ladies in
regard to reforming the vicious in our iails-
it would be much better if they would begin
at home and teach their daughters and sons
to live purer lives and not encourage others Of
the opposite sex to act in an improper manner.
The White Cross society is undoubtedly doing
a good work, but it would seem that the only
solution of the problem is to raise up gen.
GRAFTON OF young women who will demand
clean, pure young men for lovers and hus-
bands.''